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Our Song of the Week is "Southern Gothic," the title track from Tyminski's 2017 release. The album is an artistic departure from a new group led by bluegrass mainstay Dan Tyminski, which incorporates drum loops and electronics for a modernized roots sound. The group debuted new material from the album in Morgantown this past January. You can hear the entire set from Tyminski, plus performances by John Oates and the Good Road Band, Lilly Hiatt, Danny Barnes and storyteller Bil Lepp, on this weekend's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce . Find your station here, and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes in the link below.

Indie-rock band The Mountain Goats have produced 16 studio albums, including their most recent called " Goths ." On this week's encore broadcast of Mountain Stage, the group helps celebrate 34 years of live performance radio as they make their second appearance on the show.

The latest album from Kentucky's Joan Shelley was produced by Wilco bandleader and songwriter Jeff Tweedy, in his Chicago studio. The pair met backstage at a Mountain Stage taping in February 2016, and the resulting album, Joan Shelley , is a beautiful testament to Shelley's enchanting vocals and timeless, heartfelt songwriting. You can hear all of Shelley's charms in "The Push and Pull," our Song of the Week. Our host Larry Groce wrote about Joan Shelley for NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2017 . You'll hear Shelley's entire set, plus performances from Robyn Hitchcock, Pere Ubu, Susan Werner and The Chandler Travis Philharmonic on this week's encore episode of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce. Find a station in your area here , and be sure to follow the show on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter .

In our landmark 35 th year we hosted 23 shows, in three states, with 111 guest-artists, one of W.Va's best liars, and we welcomed three guest-hosts . In this post you’ll find some highlights from shows we recorded in 2018, painstakingly narrowed down by our host Larry Groce and staff. There are t wo Dylan tunes, one Emmy award winner, a Broadway playwright, two Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, plenty of fresh faces and some long-time friends. Click the play button to hear each highlight, and find the artist’s entire set via our podcast by clicking the episode number. Whenever possible, we’ve linked to VuHaus videos or NPR music features. Of course we always encourage you to purchase music you like, and go out and hear some live music, whereve r you are, just as soon as you can. Amy Ray made her 10th Mountain Stage appearance on Dec. 2, 2018 at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. when we recorded episode #935 - Broadcast coming in March Anais Mitchell was a part of our 35th

Paul Kelley's career has spanned three decades, including 21 albums and six appearances on Mountain Stage. This performance was recorded in October of 2017 when he returned with a full band and songs from his album “ Life Is Fine ." Enjoy the powerful “Rising Moon,” heard here.

Grammy winning songwriter and producer Dan Wilson performs his rendition of "Someone Like You," live on Mountain Stage. Wilson co-wrote and produced the song with Adele, for her tremendously successful album 2 1 .

UPDATE: Thanks to our colleauges at VuHaus and the Video Production department of West Virginia Public Broadcasting , we will be offering a live video webstream of this Sunday's 35th Anniversary Celebration of Mountain Stage with Larry Groce.

Mountain Stage with Larry Groce will return to the campus of Ohio University on Sunday April 7, 2019 as guests of OU Performing Arts in partnership with our affiliate station WOUB . Performing at the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium April 7 with be The Lone Bellow , who asked to reschedule their appearance from November 11 due to a family matter. More guests will be announced soon. Mountain Stage is working with Ticketfly to issue refunds for tickets purchased online to the November 11 show. Each request has to be approved individually so we appreciate your patience as we work through the refund process. If you haven't already, please reach out to Ticketfly customer service via e-mail or by phone at 877.987.6487 to start the process. If you purchased your tickets at Taylor Books please send an e-mail to redeem for a future show. More information on the show can be found here , and full ticketing details are available on our Live Show Schedule . Mountain Stage with Larry

Thanks to our colleauges at VuHaus and the video production department at West Virginia Public Broadcasting , we are offering a live video webcast of THIS SUNDAY'S Mountain Stage from the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.